The Locus Index to Science Fiction: 2002

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NORTON, ANDRE (stories) (chron.) (continued)

* *Warlock (Baen 0-671-31849-7, Feb 2002, $25.00, 534pp, hc, cover by Larry Elmore) [Forerunner] SF omnibus of three SF novels, Storm Over Warlock (1960), Ordeal in Otherwhere (1964), and Forerunner Foray (1973). (Contents)
* _Warlock (SFBC #51528, Jul 2002, $12.50, 534pp, hc, cover by Larry Elmore) [Forerunner] Reprint (Baen 2002) SF omnibus of three SF novels, Storm Over Warlock (1960), Ordeal in Otherwhere (1964), and Forerunner Foray (1973). This is similar to the Baen edition, except it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
NOVA, CRAIG (1945- ) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *Wetware (Random House/Crown/Shaye Areheart Books 0-609-60595-X, Jan 2002, $22.00, 339pp, hc) Near-future SF novel. A biotech engineer adds forbidden details — a sense of humor, human-like emotions — to the androids he designs.
NUSSBAUM, JAY (chron.)

* _The Blue Road to Atlantis (Transworld/Bantam UK 0-553-81489-3, Nov 2002, £8.99, 141pp, hc, cover by Julia Kushnirsky) Reprint (Warner 2002) literary fantasy novel retelling Hemingway’s The Old Man and the Sea from the viewpoint of the marlin and remora companion who were en route to Atlantis to save all fish in the oceans. [First U.K. edition]
NUTT, CHARLES (Leroy) (1929-1967); see under Beaumont, Charles (stories) (chron.)
NYBERG, BJÖRN (Emil Oscar) (1929- ) (chron.)

* _Conan the Swordsman (with L. Sprague de Camp & Lin Carter) See entry under L. Sprague de Camp.
NYE, JODY LYNN (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Medicine Show (Ace 0-441-00085-1, Apr 2002, $5.99, 261pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) [*Taylor’s Ark] Reissue (Ace 1994) SF novel, sequel to Taylor’s Ark. Second printing.
* _Taylor’s Ark (Ace 0-441-79974-4, Mar 2002, $5.99, 279pp, pb, cover by Peter Peebles) Reissue (Ace 1993) SF novel. Fourth printing.
NYLUND, ERIC S. (1964- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Halo: The Fall of Reach (SFBC #51535, Jun 2002, $9.99, 340pp, hc, cover by Lorraine McLees) Reprint (Del Rey 2001) novelization based on the computer game. Copyrighted by Microsoft. This has ISBN 0-7394-2613-3; it lacks a price and has the SFBC number on the back jacket.
OATES, JOYCE CAROL (1938- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Faithless: Tales of Transgression (HarperCollins/Ecco Press 0-06-093357-7, Jun 2002, $14.95, 386pp, tp) Reprint (Ecco Press 2001) associational collection of 21 crime and non-supernatural horror stories.
O’BRIEN, DANIEL (chron.)

* _World of the Rings: The Unauthorised Guide to the World of JRR Tolkien (with Iain Lowson & Keith Marshall) See entry under Iain Lowson.
O’BRIEN, JUDITH (chron.)

* *Timeless Love (Simon Pulse 0-7434-1921-9, Feb 2002, $4.99, 230pp, tp, cover by Cliff Nielsen) Young-adult time-travel fantasy novel. A contemporary teen is transported to the bedroom of Edward VI of England in 1553, and tries to keep him from dying.
ODOM, MEL(vin Lewis, III) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

* *Angel: Image (Simon Pulse 0-7434-2750-5, Apr 2002, $5.99, 330pp, pb) [Angel] Novelization based on the TV series, a spin-off of Buffy, the Vampire Slayer. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
* *Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Crossings (Simon Pulse 0-7434-2734-3, Jun 2002, $5.99, 243pp, pb) [Buffy, the Vampire Slayer] Novelization based on the TV show. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
* *Diablo #2: The Black Road (Pocket 0-7434-2691-6, Apr 2002, $6.99, 360pp, pb, cover by Bill Petras) [Diablo] Novelization based on the dark fantasy computer game. Copyrighted by Blizzard Entertainment.
* *Forgotten Realms: The Jewel of Turmish (Wizards of the Coast 0-7869-2698-8, Feb 2002, $6.99, 311pp, pb, cover by Eric Peterson) [Forgotten Realms: Cities] Novelization based on the role-playing game, third in “The Cities” series. Copyrighted by Wizards of the Coast.
* *Roswell: Shades (Simon Pulse 0-7434-1837-9, Sep 2002, $6.99, 250pp, pb) [Roswell] Novelization based on the TV show based on the “Roswell High” series by Melinda Metz. Copyrighted by Twentieth Century Fox Film.
* _The Rover (Tor 0-765-34194-8, Sep 2002, $6.99, 505pp, pb, cover by Tim Hildebrandt & Greg Hildebrandt) [Rover] Reprint (Tor 2001) fantasy novel.
* *Sabrina, the Teenage Witch: Tiger Tale (Simon Pulse 0-7434-2430-1, Feb 2002, $4.99, 135pp, pb) [Sabrina, the Teenage Witch] Young-adult novelization, 41st in the series based on the TV show based on the Archie Comic. Copyrighted by Viacom Productions.
OFFUTT, ANDREW J(efferson, V) (1934- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Conan: Sword of Skelos (Tor 0-765-34021-6, Feb 2002, $6.99, 213pp, pb, cover by Vladimir Nenov) [Conan] Reprint (Bantam 1979) fantasy novelization based on Robert E. Howard’s character. Copyrighted by Conan Properties.
OGDEN, MARGARET (Astrid Lindholm) (1952- ); see under Lindholm, Megan (stories) (chron.)
O’GREEN, JENNIFER MITCHELL ROBERSON; see under Roberson, Jennifer (stories) (chron.)
OLDFIELD, JENNY (1949- ) (chron.)

* *The Silver Cloud (Hodder Silver 0-340-85108-2, Mar 2002, £4.99, 229pp, tp, cover by David Kearney) [Dream Seeker] Young-adult fantasy novel, first in the “Dream Seeker” trilogy. A tribe of horses helps a human tribe in danger of dying out.
OLEXA, KEITH, ed. (chron.) (assoc.)

* _Empire of Dreams and Miracles (with Orson Scott Card) See entry under Orson Scott Card.
OLIPHANT, TRACY; see pseudonym Kate Jacoby (chron.)
OLIVER, JANA G. (chron.)

* *The Summoning Stone (MageSpell Press 0-9704490-2-X, Sep 2002, $15.95, 423pp, tp, cover by L. W. Perkins) [DragonFire] Fantasy novel, the second book in the “DragonFire” series. The children of Belwyn and Morwyn the Adept become pawns in a power struggle between an ancient dragon and a cruel lord. MageSpell Press, PO Box 1126, Norcross GA 30091; [www.magespell.com]; add $3.00 postage.
OLSON, JOHN B. (chron.)

* *The Fifth Man (with Randall Ingermanson) (Bethany House 0-7642-2732-7, Oct 2002, $11.99, 361pp, tp) [Oxygen] Near-future Christian SF novel, sequel to Oxygen. Trouble continues to plague a mission on Mars. Order from Bethany House, 11400 Hampshire Ave. S., Minneapolis MN 55438; [www.bethanyhouse.com]; credit card orders: 800-328-6109; add $4.00 postage.
OLTION, JERRY (Brian) (1957- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Isaac Asimov’s Robots and Aliens 2 (with Robert Thurston) See entry under Robert Thurston.
* _Isaac Asimov’s Robots and Aliens 3 (with Bruce Bethke) See entry under Bruce Bethke.
O’NEILL, ANTHONY (chron.)

* +Scheherezade: A Tale (Review 0-7472-6868-1, 2002, £10.99, 533pp, tp, cover by Edmund Dulac) Reprint (Flamingo Australia 2001) historical fantasy novel. Twenty years after her last story, Scheherezade is kidnapped, and must begin another tale long enough to save her life.
* _Scheherezade: A Tale (Hodder Headline 0-7472-6528-3, Jul 2002, £6.99, 367pp, pb, cover by Edmund Dulac) Reprint (Flamingo Australia 2001) historical fantasy novel. Kidnapped Scheherezade must begin another tale long enough to save her life.
O’NEILL, KEVIN (chron.)

* _The League of Extraordinary Gentleman, Vol. 1 (with Alan Moore) See entry under Alan Moore.
OPPEL, KENNETH (Kerry) (1967- ) (chron.)

* _Firewing (Hodder Silver 0-340-85255-0, Sep 2002, £5.99, 297pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Silverwing Saga] Reprint (HarperCollins Canada 2002) young-adult fantasy novel, the third in “The Silverwing Saga”. [First U.K. edition]
* _Silverwing (Simon & Schuster/Aladdin 0-689-85202-9, Jul 2002, $2.99, 216pp, tp) [Silverwing Saga] Reprint (HarperCollins Canada 1997) young-adult fantasy about a bat. This is a specially priced “Books that Cast a Spell!” edition.
ORCHARD, KERRY (chron.)

* *The Thoughtmaster’s Conduit (New Concepts Publishing 1-58608-561-1, Jul 2002, $6.49, 280pp, pb, cover by Eliza Black) Fantasy novel. A reluctant hero is the only one with the power to become the Thoughtmaster and save the world from destruction. An electronic version appeared in 2001. A first novel. Available from New Concepts Publishing, 4729 Humphreys Rd., Lake Park GA 31636; [www.newconceptspublishing.com].
ORDOVER, JOHN J., ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *Star Trek: S.C.E. Book Two: Miracle Workers (Pocket 0-7434-4412-4, Feb 2002, $6.99, 441pp, pb) [Star Trek: S.C.E.] Anthology of three novellas in the series, all previously published as e-books, by authors Dayton Ward & Kevin Dilmore, Keith R.A. DeCandido, and David Mack & Keith R.A. DeCandido; DeCandido also provides a “Minipedia” glossary for the series. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. (Contents)
* _Star Trek: Strange New Worlds V (with Paula M. Block & Dean Wesley Smith) See entry under Dean Wesley Smith.
* *Star Trek: The Amazing Stories (Pocket 0-7434-4915-0, Aug 2002, $12.00, 151pp, tp, cover by Jerry Vandersteldt) [Star Trek] Anthology of seven Star Trek stories originally published in Amazing Stories. Ordover is not credited on the book. Copyrighted by Paramount Pictures. (Contents)
O’ROURKE, MONICA J., ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *Decadence 2 (Flesh & Blood Press 1-894815-57-2, Oct 2002, $28.00, 189pp, hc, cover by Mike Bohatch) Original anthology of 20 stories, six reprints, of erotic horror. Authors include Teri A. Jacobs, Nancy Kilpatrick, and Gerard Houarner. Order from Flesh & Blood Press, 121 Joseph St., Bayville NJ 08721. (Contents)
OSBORNE, LIZ HESSE; see pseudonym W. L. Hesse (chron.)
OSBORNE-McKNIGHT, JUILENE (chron.)

* *Daughter of Ireland (Tor/Forge 0-765-30127-X, Mar 2002, $24.95, 300pp, hc) Historical novel with fantasy elements. A druid priestess of ancient Ireland can see the future, but can’t uncover her own past.
O’SHAUGHNESSY, DARREN; see pseudonym Darren Shan (chron.)
OSMOND, ANDREW (Philip Kingsford) (1938-1999) (chron.)

* _Scotch on the Rocks (with Douglas Hurd) See entry under Douglas Hurd.
OTIS, LAURA, ed. (chron.)

* *Literature and Science in the Nineteenth Century: An Anthology (Oxford University Press 0-19-283979-9, Jul 2002, £9.99, xlii+576pp, tp, cover by Kate E. Gough) Anthology of 150 excerpts, poems, short stories, and articles about scientific thought, fictional and other, in the 19th century. Authors include H.G. Wells, Lewis Carroll, Mary Shelley, and Bram Stoker. Edited, with an introduction and extensive notes by Otis. (Contents)
OTTEN, CHARLOTTE F., ed. (stories) (chron.)

* *The Literary Werewolf: An Anthology (Syracuse University Press 0-8156-0753-9, Oct 2002, $24.95, 295 + xxxii, tp, cover by Fred Wellner) Anthology of 22 werewolf stories, by authors from Ovid and Marie de France to Stephen King and Brian Stableford. Available from Syracuse University Press, 621 Skytop Road, Suite 110, Syracuse NY 13244-2597; orders: 800-365-8929; [sumweb.syr.edu/su_press/]; add $4.00 shipping. (Contents)
PAGEL, STEPHEN, ed. (chron.)

* *The Gossamer Eye (Meisha Merlin 1-892065-64-9, Jun 2002, $14.00, 261pp, tp) Original dark fantasy anthology of 115 poems (33 reprints) and five stories (one a reprint) by Mark McLaughlin, Rain Graves, and David Niall Wilson. Order from Meisha Merlin, PO Box 7, Decatur GA 30031; [www.MeishaMerlin.com]. (Contents)
PAGET, VIOLET (1856-1935); see pseudonym Vernon Lee (stories) (chron.)
PALAHNIUK, CHUCK (chron.)

* *Lullaby (Doubleday 0-385-50447-0, 2002, $24.95, 211pp, hc, cover by Judy Lanfredi) Blackly comic supernatural thriller. A lullaby printed in an anthology is lethal to infants.
PALMIERI, MARCO, ed. (chron.)

* _Star Trek: Deep Space Nine: The Lives of Dax (Pocket 0-7434-5682-3, Jan 2003, $6.99, 367pp, pb) [Star Trek: Deep Space Nine] Reprint (Pocket 1999 as Star Trek: The Lives of Dax) original anthology of nine stories (one a two-part frame story) featuring the long-lived symbiotic character.
PAOLINI, CHRISTOPHER (chron.)

* *Eragon (Paolini International 0-9666213-3-6, Jun 2002, $22.95, 473pp, tp, cover by Christopher Paolini) [Inheritance] Fantasy novel, first in the “Inheritance” trilogy. A first novel.
PARDOE, BLAINE LEE (chron.)

* *BattleTech: Operation Audacity (Penguin/Roc 0-451-45885-0, Jun 2002, $5.99, 270pp, pb, cover by Doug Chaffee) [BattleTech] Novelization, the 55th based on the role-playing game. Copyrighted by FASA Corporation.
PARK, PAUL (Claibourne) (1954- ) (stories) (chron.) (assoc.)

* *If Lions Could Speak and Other Stories (Wildside Press/Cosmos Books 1-58715-508-7, Oct 2002, $15.00, 194pp, tp, cover by Rosalie Winard) Collection of 13 stories, one original. This is a print-on-demand edition, available online at [www.cosmos-books.com], or from Wildside Press, PO Box 301, Holicong PA 18928. (Contents)
PARKER, K. J. (chron.)

* *Pattern (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-107-1, May 2002, £10.99, 568pp, tp, cover by David Wyatt) [Scavenger Trilogy] Fantasy novel, the second book in the “Scavenger” trilogy after Shadow. Poldarn, the man who assumed a god’s name, continues to search for his lost memories.
* _Shadow (Time Warner UK/Orbit 1-84149-105-5, May 2002, £6.99, 572pp, pb, cover by David Wyatt) [Scavenger Trilogy] Reprint (Orbit 2001) fantasy novel. “The Scavenger Trilogy: Book One”.
PARKIN, LANCE (stories) (chron.)

* +Alan Moore (Trafalgar Square/Pocket Essentials UK 1-903047-70-6, May 2002, $6.95, 95pp, tp, cover by Simon Ray) Non-fiction, a guide to the works of comics creator and SF writer Alan Moore, focusing on his comics work. This is the 2001 Pocket Essentials UK edition (not seen) with Trafalgar Square stickers. Order from Trafalgar Square, PO Box 257, N. Pomfret VT 05053, or online at [www.trafalgarsquarebooks.com].
* *Doctor Who: Trading Futures (BBC Books 0-563-53848-1, Apr 2002, £5.99, 249pp, pb, cover by Black Sheep) [Doctor Who: New Adventures] Novelization based on the TV series. Book 55 in the BBC “New Adventures” series.
PARKS, RICHARD (stories) (chron.)

* *The Ogre’s Wife: Fairy Tales for Grownups (Obscura Press 0-9659569-5-4, Oct 2002, $18.95, 270pp, tp) Collection of 15 stories, one original. Introduction by Parke Godwin. This is a print-on-demand edition, available from Obscura Press, PO Box 1992, Ames IA 50010-1992. (Contents)
PARKS, RICK; see under Parks, Richard (stories) (chron.)
PARKS, TIM(othy Harold) (1954- ) (chron.)

* _Mimi’s Ghost (Arcade Publishing 1-55970-602-3, Mar 2002, $12.95, 314pp, tp) [Juggling the Stars] Reprint (Secker & Warburg 1995) ghost novel, sequel to Juggling the Stars.
PATTEN, BRIAN (1946- ) (chron.)

* *The Story Giant (Collins 0-00-711944-5, Oct 2002, £16.99, 222pp, hc, cover by Chris Riddell) Young-adult novel, illustrated by Chris Riddell. The Story Giant who collects all stories from round the world, re-tells fifty folktales in the hope one of four dreaming childen will know the single story he can never know.
PATTERSON, TERESA (chron.)

* _The World of Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time (with Robert Jordan) See entry under Robert Jordan.
PAULSEN, GARY (Melvin) (1939- ) (chron.)

* _The White Fox Chronicles (Random House/Dell Laurel-Leaf 0-440-41248-X, May 2002, $5.50, 281pp, pb) Reprint (Delacorte 2000) young-adult SF adventure novel about a teen rebel in a post-holocaust America under a ruthless dictatorship.
PAVLOU, STEL (chron.)

* _Decipher (Simon & Schuster/Pocket UK 0-7434-0384-3, Feb 2002, £5.99, 804pp, pb) Reprint (Simon & Schuster UK 2001) SF novel.
* +Decipher (St. Martin’s 0-312-28075-0, Sep 2002, $24.95, 422pp, hc) SF novel. Drilling in the Antarctic reveals an ancient message and a mysterious signal. First US edition (Simon & Schuster UK 2001).
PAXSON, DIANA L(ucile) (1943- ) (stories) (chron.)

* _Priestess of Avalon (with Marion Zimmer Bradley) See entry under Marion Zimmer Bradley.
PEAKE, MERVYN (Laurence) (1911-1968) (chron.) (assoc.)

* _A Book of Nonsense (Owen, Peter 0-7206-1163-8, Jun 2002, £7.95, 88pp, tp) Reprint (Peter Owen 1972) associational collection of poetry, with an introduction by Maeve Peake. A “Peter Owens Modern Classic”.
* _A Book of Nonsense (Dufour/Peter Owen 0-7206-1163-6, Aug 2002, $15.95, 88pp, tp, cover by Mervyn Peake) Reprint (Owen 1972) associational collection of 29 short humorous items and poems, with drawings by Peake. This is the 2002 Peter Owen Modern Classics edition, without the usual Dufour stickers. Order from Dufour Editions, Chester Springs PA 19425-0007; 610-458-5005.
PEARCE, (Ann) PHILIPPA (Christie), ed. (1920-2006) (stories) (chron.)

* *Familiar and Haunting (HarperCollins/Greenwillow 0-06-623964-8, May 2002, $16.95, 388pp, hc) Young-adult collection/omnibus of 37 stories, about 20 supernatural. Most of the stories were previously collected in the US as What the Neighbors Did and Other Stories (1973), The Shadow Cage and Other Tales of the Supernatural (1977), and Who’s Afraid? and Other Strange Stories (1987). Eight additional stories were published in the UK as collection The Rope and Other Stories (Puffin UK 2000). (Contents)

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